“Chef”–A Recipe for Fun
With an all-star cast, “Chef” centers on the once-celebrated chef Carl Casper(Jon Favreau, director of the Iron Man series), who is ordered by the owner (Dustin Hoffman) to preserve the status quo: a predictable menu the customers want. “No one goes to a Rolling Stone’s concert not expecting to hear ‘Satisfaction’.” The boss commands Carl to play to his strengths, because business is business. When a famous food critic (the ever-appealing Oliver Platt) dismisses the menu as tired and yesteryear, the conflict boils over into a confrontational...